Ole Betsie's transplant--very ill--She keeps dying.

[wilcoy02]

I did put a fuse inline from the battery to the alt.

I did not run a wire for the exciter to the battery---I ran it to the rr plug.

Beav how many wires did you connect to the rr plug?

I do not thik the coils would make everything go dead.

I did put an 80 engine into the 83 frame.I did not change any thing else on the frame. I used the wiring for the 83.
Will keep looking for a bad connection.

If I find the problem I will post it. It is one of those things that I can not make happen. So I will probably never know what I do to hopefully fix it.

 

[joedrum]

we will get it

 

[dan filipi]

The alt install and the coils wouldn't cause the whole bike to go dead, need to look other places like loose fuse holders, bad ignition switch or kill switch, loose main power connections.

 

[jerryinmich57]

The alt install and the coils wouldn't cause the whole bike to go dead, need to look other places like loose fuse holders, bad ignition switch or kill switch, loose main power connections.

I agree with Dan.
If something were wrong with the alt. when the bike quit your battery would be dead.
And if it were the coils you would still have lights and the starter would still roll the engine.
I downloaded the manual for the 83 1100 and looking at the wiring diagram there should be a red wire running from the main fuse to the ignition switch so it must have something to do with that wire or the switch itself.
Just my $.02
Jerry

 

[danf]

Wilcoy, something I forgot to mention on that exciter wire I ran, I put a fused line in that too, 15 amp fuse...Think....What will turn the lights and whole power off, Two things , Negitive wire connection to frame via battery, or positive wire to battery....It sounds like a negitive wire to frame to me because it comes on then off like that..I'd double check that connection for sure...That is a weird issue for sure..Man Wilcoy you can't win on this stuff...Right when you thought you had it, now this, You and poor Joel ...Knock on Wood...I never skip something because I think it's good, I just have to know for sure, humor me please it won't cost you a dime, take that wire off the frame, the negitive one then remove that plate it mounts too, look at the plates connections to the frame, sand it up clean so metal is to metel and good and such, then try it, it's only going to help things anyway if it's not the problem it's one more thing you can positively rule out...Then go to the next item..If you are still using a dogbone type fuse, I would change that out to a auto spade type fuse, the adapters are availible at Radio Shack or a auto store..Good luck Wilcoy it's something simple man don't sweat it..It's not like you have to pull the engine...ha ha Good luck, I pulling for ya man..100 percent

 

[mcgovern61]

Beav how many wires did you connect to the rr plug?

External alt? I thought that it had its own voltage regulator? Plugging in to the RR will keep the stator energized from the battery because the field in the alternator is not being disconnected which will cause the battery to drain.
(If it is wired that way)

 

[danf]

Big Mac the RR plug is unplugged, I just ran one wire to the ignition wire [black wire] for the exciter wire [15 fused] ..one wire that's it... it's the same thing as tieing into say the headlight wires..or any hot wire..I understand what your saying but that's only if you have the RR still plugged in...I don't..

 

[jerryinmich57]

When I did the conversion on Stella the only wiring I touched on the bike was to unplug the three yellow wire plug.
I never touched anything else.
Jerry

 

[danf]

When I did the conversion on Stella the only wiring I touched on the bike was to unplug the three yellow wire plug.
I never touched anything else.
Jerry

Well then I would say you have a one wire alternator then, no exciter wire needed..

 

[jerryinmich57]

When I did the conversion on Stella the only wiring I touched on the bike was to unplug the three yellow wire plug.
I never touched anything else.
Jerry

Well then I would say you have a one wire alternator then, no exciter wire needed..

You are right littlebeaver it is a one wire alt. But what I was getting at was even with a alt. that needs a exciter wire hooked up to a hot wire when the key is on I don't think you need to unplug the R/R plug that's all.
Jerry

 

[mwbill37841]

opcorn: juust a thought. :roll: have you tried some chocolate and flowers? :clapping: :smilie_happy: :smilie_happy: :smilie_happy: couldn't hert. after all it's a female :clapping: :headscratch:

 

[danf]

Yeh I like it....chocolate :clapping: :clapping: :clapping: Now why in the world would someone leave the RR plugged in, why make the alt. or stator work in concert with the new alt.????That's not what I understood it to be hooked up like, I was told to unplug it..

 

[toytender01]

Just a foolish question..........Have you eliminated the barrery as the problem?????? ( replace batt ? :whistling: :ahem: :ahem: )

 

[jerryinmich57]

Yeh I like it....chocolate :clapping: :clapping: :clapping: Now why in the world would someone leave the RR plugged in, why make the alt. or stator work in concert with the new alt.????That's not what I understood it to be hooked up like, I was told to unplug it..

Yes chocolate works wonders.
The stator on Stella was wasted so when I put on the ext. alt I unplugged the three yellow wires comming from the stator then there is no power going to the R/R and no reason to have to disconnect it.
Jerry

 

[danf]

OH you silly rabbit, you just unplugged the yellow wire plug, Jerry you're playing games with me? so you understand what and why I did what I did right, I just did it all a different way..I never thought of just unplugging the yellow wires, I'm gonna smack you,,the reason I did that is because I wanted to tie into the black wire..Without splicing into a different hot wire..I understand what you did now.....I swear you're playing games with me...ha ha

 

[jerryinmich57]

:salute: That is why I never text on my cell phone I can never say things right it is so much easier to talk to someone.
Jerry

 

[danf]

ha ha I double checked poorboys instructions and Todds instructions too and they both said to unplug the RR, but the reason is because they are shutting down the stator that way, see man most of these 1100 have burnt plugs and are soldered at the wires, but to be honest I only did that because I followed the instructions, the exciter wire going to the male spade to the ignition was my idea..It's all good...I'm not really gonna smack anyone..ha ha :smilie_happy: so are you gonna make some pullies..How much? :Egyptian:

 

[danf]

Guy's what would you do if you were Wes [wilcoy]...Or had his issues...????

 

[jerryinmich57]

No problem littlebeaver as my son would say "It's all good" :salute:
I guess I was never very good at instructions.
I wish Wilcoy was closer because back in the day when I was a auto tech. I loved troubleshooting electric problem. opcorn:
And as to you question about the pulleys all three of out lathes are tied up for the next three weeks. We are being swamped at work.
Jerry

 

[danf]

How much is a lathe I'm gonna buy one..and learn to use it.. :clapping: :clapping: :clapping: :Egyptian: :smilie_happy: I must cure this pulley obession :shock: :shock: :shock: :hihihi: :hihihi: :lust: :lust: